FVXX21 KWBC 231310
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1310 UTC 23 JAN 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-092         ECUADOR 0128S 7826W 
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BACKGROUND:    TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
IMAGERY...23/0000 UTC UPPER AIR DATA FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: OCCASIONAL EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM.
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DETAILS OF ASH: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 23/1215 UTC DOES NOT
INDICATE ANY ASH OR STEAM. THERE IS HOWEVER AN ABUNDANCE OF SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WHICH IS SENDING AN OVERCAST THROUGHOUT
THE REGION. ANY ASH OR STEAM EMISSIONS FROM SMALL EXPLOSIONS WOULD
LIKELY BE NEAR-SUMMIT AND REACH PERHAPS AS HIGH AS FL200. THE
GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE LAST WEEK REPORTED NUMEROUS SMALL EXPLOSIONS
AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF CORRESPONDING SEISMIC ACTIVITY.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH OR STEAM FROM THE SUMMIT TO FL200 SHOULD MOVE
TO THE WEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 23/1930 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH
ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH
LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS  
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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ORRISON
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